“Question Time” by Leif Erikson – A Song Feature

      The initial attraction to “Question Time” was the use of guitar (bass and lead) between lines in a verse. At times, it’s a single extended note. Other times there is a brief, attractive hook. As the number of listens mounted, an increased appreciation of the intro and other aspects of the song arrived. Lastly, we listened to the lyrical message. Regardless of your position in today’s polarized society, the lyrical construction should be applauded.

     “Question Time” is about climate change and politicians who aren’t believers. Sam Johnston, the frontman of Leif Erikson says:

  “’Question Time’ is a bit of a heavier song for us. I think the intent and meaning behind the song warrants a bit more grit in the music. It's mainly an observation of the climate crisis and the denial that many politicians seem to have around it. This bizarre laissez faire approach certain people are taking towards it is scary. In a world where energy companies look as if they have politicians in their pockets, the outlook is pretty bleak. BP adverts saying things like 'we see possibilities everywhere' give me pause for thought, the hypocrisy of it is astounding. The language in the song is quite hyperbolic, monsters and death, but I think it's important to paint a scary picture at this juncture. Would you rather maintain a comfortable status quo and risk destruction or listen to the facts and make a better future for the people of the world? … Rant over.“

          The song is the title track of an upcoming EP from Leif Erikson, a London band named for the Icelandic explorer. The EP is due on March 13, 2020. The members of Leif Erikson are Sam Johnston, Oliver Wright, Tom Leader, Greg Austin, and Giles Robinson.

     “Question Time” by Leif Erikson

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Lyrics of “Question Time” by Leif Erikson

Sold a dream

Didn't come to fruition

It was all a lie

A full orchestration of carbon

Playing flat melody lines

I was not looking for an answer

To a question of time

Who's going to give you shelter

When you cross that line

What you gonna say when it comes to question time

When all you have to say is that, that you didn't even try

BS gonna hit the fan when there's enough of it flying around

Looking in from the top of a manhole thinking that's a long way down

You gotta sit in the pit before you get out the pipe, people

If you want to survive

But at the bottom lurks a sewer monster

And it wants us alive

Sometimes laughter sounds like crying

Sometimes living feels like dying

Sometimes falling feels like flying

We’re falling not flying

What you gonna say when it comes to question time
(When it comes to question time)

When all you have to say is that, that you didn't even try

(Didn’t even try)

And who's gonna give you shelter when you cross that line

(Cross that line)

When all you have to say is that you didn't even really try

And now, whoa, everybody's gonna die

And now, whoa, won't somebody tell me why